quan cần dân chẳng vội
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Meaning · English
The ruler needs the people, not the other way around
Literally: officials need people, no hurry
Examples
Quan cần dân chẳng vội, ông vua cũng cần lòng dânThe king also needs the people's support
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “quan cần dân chẳng vội” mean?
The ruler needs the people, not the other way around Literally: officials need people, no hurry
Is “quan cần dân chẳng vội” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.